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a a a 4 Local Comics Classified Heller Named City Streets Superintendent Council Defers Action On Selecting Engineer; $10,000 Salary Planned The Mayor and City Council this morning named Andrew W. Heller as superintendent of the Street Department upon the motion of Mrs. Lucile W. Roeder, commissioner of streets and public property. Heller has been acting superintendent since Martin M.

was forced to give up the position by ill health. Heller was the only applicant for the job and he took a Civil Service Board examination last Monday to quallfy for the position. Mrs. Roeder's order naming Heller lists his salary at $365.50 monthly. The council deferred action in selecting a new city engineer pending evaluation of the four applicants by Worthington Associates, a Chicago firm retained by industries to survey engineering personnel.

Council members said they felt this would be an unbiased method and would give the city a rating on the men from which they could base the final selection. Mrs. Roeder said she is anxious to obtain a. city engineer as 600n as possible as the department needs a man to handle projects underway and contemplated. Thomas: B.

Finan, city attorney, will prepare an ordinance for. submission to the council next Monday to the salary of the new city engineer. Finan explained the city code calls for the engineers salary to be set by ordinance and it has remained unchanged since about 1926. The engineer's salary has been based on that ordinance with raises in the being added. The council was agreed that an annual salary of $10,000 should be set for the position.

It was pointed out that to obtain a competent engineer a salary of that Agure would have to be offered. Several of the applicants are now in positions where they make that much, or more, it was stated by Mayor Roy W. Eves. A number of reports were also read at today's session of the Mayor and Council. Water consumption for the past week was 97,410,000 gallons as compared to 92,310,000 gallons for the same period last year.

The daily average use was 13,915,000 gallons as compared to 13 187.000 gallons last year. The water in Lake Gordon is nine inches below the spillway and il is feet below the spillway in Lake Koon. Ten building permits were issued with construction costs totaling $5,177. The Street Department cleaned 300 catchbasins, and paved streets cleaned totaled 1,278 during the month. George E.

Davis, city tax collector, reported $33,145.83 in taxes paid during the mopth, and that a an additional $28,759.16 was pald in water rents. Storm Headed Toward State BALTIMORE--(P)- The Weather Burcau today saw relief for driedMaryland farms in a storm up tem moving eastward from the Great Lakes area. "Indications are." the bureau sald in its morning summary, "that the southern portion of this system will move into the Maryland area tonight." "Thundershowers will develop." the summary continued. "which should at least be A little more general than the scattered showers, of the past few weeks and provide further relief from the drought ditions which still exist in some sec-1 tions of the state." Pending the arrival of the cooler air from the north, however. the Bureau said warm.

humid air would move into the state from the south and that it would be heated to "uncomfortable levels" by sunshine later today, High readings in the 90s were forecast, Rec Group To Meet The North End Playzround A550- ciation will nicet tomorrow nt p.m. at the field house, according to Mrs. Charles C. Wiant. president.

Births Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Shober, Pennsylvania Avenue, announce the birth of A daughter yesterday Sacred Heart Hospital. A daughter was born this morning tu Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J.

Bornstein, 346 Reservoir Avenue, at Mc-1 prial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer E. Gurtler.

Green Spring, announce the of a daughter this morning at morial Hospital. A daughter was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Stein, 614 Bedford Street, at morial Hospital. Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Maphis. Williams Street, announce the birth 02 A son yesterday at Sacred Heart Hospital. A son was born vesterday to and Mrs. Donald Parker, 164 North! Centre Street, at Sacred Heart Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. James Potts, Little Oricans, announce the birth of daughter yesterday at Sacred Hospital, Cumberland MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1952 Evening Flintstone Girl Named County Farm Queen Virginia Shipway, 17, Winner Of Annual Farm Bureau Beauty Contest Miss Virginia Lee Shipway, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John M.

Shipway, Flintstone, was named the winner of the "Farm Queen" contest sponsored Saturday by the Allegany County Farm Bureau and its Associated Women. Miss Shipway will enter her junior year at Flintstone High School when the fall term opens in September. Her hobbies are sewing and dancing. The contest was a feature of the Bureau's annual picnic at the Grove camp grounds. Miss Shipway was selected from a field of 13 contestants.

The second place winner was Miss Marian Armstrong, Cresaptown, and Janet Stegmaier, Williams and Miss Carol Roby, Hinkle Road, tied for third. Miss Ruth A. Clauson, president of the Associated Women, presided at the contest and the awards were presented by Floyd Buser, president of the Farm Bureau. The 13 contestants were interviewed by a committee representing the Associated Young People of the Farm, Bureau. Members of the panel included William Shumaker, president; Frank Morgan, vice prestdent; Miss Jean Browning, last year's queen, and Miss Esther Shryock, last year's runnerup.

Miss Shipway and Miss Armstrong were presented prizes and the other contestants were also given awards. The queen's crown WAS designed by Arthur Bopp, local florist. Stage decorations featured Jarge bouquets contributed by Bopp and William R. Welsh, florists, and Ralph Ferguson, grower. Music during the contest Included accordian selections by the Smith Triplets, Other entertainment included selections by the Barber Shop Quartet of Frostburg, a ballet number by Linda Loar, Rawlings, and marimba selections Judy Johnson, Cresaptown.

The program was opened with invocation by Albert O'Neal. The principal speaker was Wilbert Smith, field representative of Maryland Farm Bureau. Approximately 450 persons attended the event. Miss Shipway, her mother and Miss Clauson will attend the state contest August 23 at Titnonium. where Miss Shipway will compete for the Maryland title, Traffic Jams On Bay Bridge SANDY POINT.

Md. -(P) this is the boy bridge!" the driver with a carful of family said sarcastically as he drummed his fingers on the steering wheel. "What happened -is there an accident on the bridge?" another motorist asked A state policeman. They were just two of the hundreds lined up on the castern approaches of the Chesapcake Bayi Bridge late Sunday afternoon. It was the inaugural weekend for the 45 million dollar beauty that.

opened to traffic last Maryland sightscers were making the most of a warm Sunday to try out their new 4.3 mile span. Yesterday the single lane for westbound traffic on the bridge, turned out to be a bottleneck between the dual-lanc approaches. Motorists found out It can take just as long to cross the span on a Sunday as it did on the old ferries. Louis J. O'Donnell, chief administrator for state toll bridges.

said lat one time the cars waiting on the Eastern Shore lined six and seven miles. Bridge officials blamed the delay on unusually heavy traffic and m10- torists who dawdled along, drinking in the scenery and hopping out now and then to snap pictures. O'Donnell said that "several matorists" ran out of gas or had flat tires. The toll booths indicated about 21,000 vehicles crossed the bridge between 8 a. m.

and midnignt yesContinued on Page 12) BLOOD FIT.ED -One of with the mobile Red Cross is shown as he files obtained during a trip to Murphy, Johnstown, is one The Newspaper For The Home City Passes Sewage Work Bond Issue Ordinance Calls For Issue Of $60,000 For Ejector Station, Job Plans for the erection of a sewage ejector station in the vicinity of the intersection of Bedford and Frederick Street were advanced this morning by action of the Mayor and Council. City, ordinance calling for the sale of a bond issue of $60,000 to finance the project was passed. Bids on the bond issue will be advertised. An order by Mrs. Lucile W.

Roeder, commissioner of streets and public property, for payment of $800 to Elmer and Vera M. Diggs for the property upon which the station will be erected was also passed by the council. Successful bidder for construction ejector station was the George Construction The bid was for $24,316.75. But, it WAS pointed out, this is not the entire project cost. In addition, a sewer must be laid along Bedford Street and unnamed alley parallel with Bedford.

Sewer work must also be done along Frederick Street. Completion of the project will eliminate bad sewage condition for the many homes in the area. The ejector slation be in the Schlund Addition. It will force the sewage up a grade to a point where it will then flow by gravity into the city sewage system. Two Youths Lose Lives In Road Crashes By The Associated Press Two Maryland youths lost their lives and another was critically injured in traffic accidents over the weekend.

C. Morton Stewart 3rd. 19, Eccleston, was killed early today when his car struck a tree on Park Heights Avenue near Pikesville. The youth's body was found midu way between the tree and the wreckage of his car 150 feet away. He was pronounced dead by Dr.

D. D. Caples, Baltimore county medical examiner. County police reported Stewart was alone in his car when the accident occurred about a halt mile north of Valley Road at 1:25 a. m.

They said the car struck a tree on the opposite side of the road. In another fatal accident in Charles county, Norman T. Posey, 20, of Nanjcmoy, was killed early yesterday when his car went out of control and overturned' a mile cast of Nanjemoy. A passenger in the car, Melvin Gilroy, 23, also of Nanjemoy, was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospilal in Baltimore in critical condition. KC Committee Heads Named J.

Arthur McDade, grand knight of Cumberland Council 536, Knights af Columbus, has announced committee chairmen for the year. Adolph F. Hokamp, deputy grand knight. was named general program chairman. Hc will announce subcommittees later.

Other appointments include Joseph H. Love, council activities; James E. Rickard, Catholic Action: W. Arnold Gunther, lecturer; mer Kelly, treasurer; Raymond J. Law and Frank H.

Barley, relief commillce: Sylvester A. Shircliff, membership: John F. O'Rourke, district deputy in charge of degree work. and P. William Mackert and Patrick A.

Tierney, publicity. McDade also announced the reappointment of Very J. Lawrence Kilkenny, pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, as council chaplain. C.

D. Of A. To Meet Court Cardinal Gibbons 520, Catholic Dauchters of America, will hold its monthly meeting today at 8:30 1p.m. at St. Patrick's Social Center.

the blood custodians uni: from Johnstown. away pints of blood Cumberland. C. J. of the many tech- New Street Proposed By Councilman Following a suggestion by William V.

Keegan, finance commissioner, the mayor and city council this morning instructed the city engineer to investigate the possibility of opening a new street between Bedford and Frederick streets paralleling the B. and O. tracks. Commissioner Keegan said the building the Potomac Produce on Bedford Street, was damaged by fire last month, and that the city could purchase the property and two small frame residences facing on Frederick Street to provide a new thoroughfare. Keegan said the street would eliminate some of the traffic tieups which plague motorists in the downtown area.

He also said it would be another link to Sanders Street, which is between Bedford and Polk Streets. City To Build Standpipe On Mountain Site Council Takes Action To Provide North End More Water Pressure George M. Hitchcock. superintendent of the Evitts Creek Water Company, this morning was nuthorIzed by the Mayor and City Council to prepare plans for a standpipe on Wills Mountain to provide needed water pressure for homes in the North End section. William J.

Edwards, water commissioner, told the members of the council he believes there is enough money in the water operating account to finance the project. The standpipe would be of at least 250,000 gallons capacity and would furnish water to homes which now do not have adequate water pressures. The problem has been discussed for number of years. and Mayor Roy W. Eves said "it is time for the matter to be taken care of permanently." A booster pump which had been giving some added pressure to the supply of homes in the North End area burned out recently and residents complained to the council.

William V. Keegan, finance commissioner, also said something should be done as the residents of the affected area have been without adequate water pressure for at least nine years. It was also brought out by Simon K. Carroll, city plumber, that 3 similar problem faces the city connection with water pressures in the Leiper Street area. This section has not grown as rapidly as the North End area, but the time 1s too distant when water pressure will have to be boosted, according to Carroll, State Police Hunt Killer NEWMARKET, Posses searched a wooded area near here today for a killer who ambushed Andrew Barnes, 45.

a negro, in his home and fled with Barnes' wife. State Police said a blast from a 12-gauge shotgun, fired from outside his house through a screen, killed Barnes about 11 o'clock last night. The killer, Identified by police as William Crump, 44, also A negro, escaped into the woods with Barnes wife. An unidentified man, In the house at the time. jumped out a window and ran two miles to telephone to notify police.

Sheriff Willard B. Long of St. Mary's county and his deputies. State Police under Sgt. Richard E.

Stllings and a detail of men from the Patuxent River Naval Air Base joined in the search for Crump. Auxiliary To Meet The Ladies Auxiliary of the Bowling Green Fire Company will hold an important meeting tomorrow at 17:30 p.m. at the Are hall. TIMES nicians who are with the unit when it visits Cumberland, Frostburg, Grantsville and Oakland getting blood for both home and combat use. Through this Red Cross service.

blood can be had at the two local hospitals at no charge. Police Probe Shooting Of Berry Picker Carl Arbogast, 16, Shot Near Petersburg; Six Hurt In Car Mishaps The 16-year-old brother of 8 Cumberland woman was critically wounded by an unidentified person Saturday while picking berries near Petersburg. Carl Arbogast. of Cherry Grove, is in "poor" condition at Harrisonburg (Va.) Hospital with A bullet wound of the left side. His sister, Miss Cynthia Teter, 421 Broadway, said the pellet pierced the spleen.

The shooting occurred at 1 p. m. as he was picking berries about three miles from his home with two younger brothers, Earl, 14 and Dreamis, 13. Mother, Brother Ill Another brother, Hoy Arbogast of Alliance, Ohio, is critically ill with a blood ailment in a hospital there. His mother, Mrs.

Ice Arbogast, is a patient in the Harrisonburg Hospital. West Virginia authorities surmised that a hunter may have unknowingly shot the youth, The investigation is continuing. Yesterday, six persons were hurt in area traffic accidents. Among the injured was Wayne Hoffman, 26, of 206 North Centre Street, who suffered lacerations of the face and head. State Trooper Charles Dewitt said Hoffman was riding with Joseph F.

Blake, 458 Columbia Street, whose car struck a guard rail in the Narrows under the Western Maryland Railway bridge about 12:40 a. m. The vehicle was demolished. De Witt said no charges were fled against Blake, who escaped injury. Family Injured TIMES PHOTO COUNTY FARM QUEEN- -Miss Shipway, 17-year-old daughter of John M.

Shipway, Flintstone, won Farm Queen contest sponsored Allegany County Farm Bureau and Two Convicts Captured Here After Escape Quick-thinking Western Maryland Railway police carly last night recaptured two escaped convicts from State Road Camp In Kingwood, W. tracks near Maryland Junctlon, about a mile from Cumberland. Nabbed were Henry Yates, 23, Budd, W. who is serving a tenyear sentence for armed robbery. and Mervin Conner, 23.

Huntington, W. facing a ten-year term for breaking and entering. Special Agent C. V. Barncord and Officer D.

H. Densmore made the arrest at 6:30 after the latter spotted the felons in brush while making his rounds. Unable to catch the flceing prisoners when they hid in brush, he called Barncord for ald. The two officers then tracked the convicts through tangled woods along the tracks, and found them hiding behind heavy foilage. Approaching with drawn guns.

Barncord and Densmore ordered them to surrender. The criminals offered no resistance and were taken to the Ridgeley jail. Later they turned over to. West Virginia State Police to be returned to Moundsville State Penitentiary. Barncord said Densmore caught sight of the felons on railroad property and became suspicious After jolning forces the two officers took No chances.

At first they thought one of the convicts might be Pat Helmick who recently escaped from: a state road camp near Ripley, W. Va. Both were still wearing prison garb when ap-1 prehended. The prisoners said they ran from the road camp last Tuesday at Kingwood and made their way to Morgantown where they hopped a freight. to Bowest.

There they grabbed another freight to Knobley Mountain where they dropped off intending to find other means of travel. It marked the second time Yates. who had served five years of his time. escaped. Conner had only 18 months of his term left to serve.

Flook's Condition Reported 'Satisfactory' The condition of Harry E. of 833 Buckingham Road. 16. manager of the Cumberland Association, was reported as at factory" at noon today by lat Memorial Hospital where admitted yesterday about 7 p. He received A severe head cation when he fell after suffering stroke at Fairco and was the hospital in an ambulance.

was placed in an oxygen tent Me-!" arrival. X-rays were taken afternoon to determine further juries. Auxiliary Wins Prize 240: The Auxiliary of District 16 junteer Fire Company was a prize for the best appearing the Ridgeicy homecoming Mr. Theid Friday. Child Clinic.

Cancelled A child bysiene clinic for tomorrow morning at a Hambird School has been Heartid: to repair work being done building. Virginia Lee Women. Miss Shipway will represent AlleMr. and Mrs. gany county in the state contest August 23 the county at Timonium.

She is a junior student at FlintSaturday by the stone High School and her hobbies are sewits Associated. I ing and dancing. Police Recover Stolen Money Charles Gross, 20-Offutt Street, notified pollce over the weekend that $90 in cash was stolen from him by two other local men while the trio was traveling in a car between Fort Ashby and Keyser. Lt. James E.

Van questioned a suspect and recovered $38. No case was turned over to West Vircharge was preferred there as the ginia authorities, Van said he found the money at the suspect's home in South End. The theft occurred Eves To Call Meeting Of Committee Mayor Roy W. Eves this morning said he would call a meeting of the 18 members of the city's PublicLabor Management Committee to discuss what could be done to reduce the size of the group and also to aid in attempting to settle a strike at the Coca-Cola bottling plant here. Jack F.

Moore, one of the memDers of the committee. wrote to, the mayor and council asking that the group be reactivated. He said the committee never met with full attendance, and that he believed a nine-man group would be more efficient. Moore said as secretary of the PLM committee he would be glad to lend any assistance to form a new committee. It was brought out in a discussion of the mayor and council today that several of the members of the committee have left the city, and that a smaller committee might be the answer to the problem.

Mayor Eves commented he thought an 18-man committee is too unwieldy. Moore is also president of Local Union 924, Dairy Workers (AFL). The striking bottling plant workers are members of Local 453. Tcamsters Union (AFL), The late Chief Judge William A. Huster was named arbitrator in one labor dispute referred to him several years ago by the PLM committee.

and settled a wage question after both sides agreed to abide by his decision. i Doll Show Winners At Playsite Listed he WAS m. Winners in the recent Cumberland Country Club Playground doll conJacer-' test were announced today by Gene a Mason, director. taken to Twenty-five girls participated and He entered 34 dolls. Prizes were awardupon ed winners.

this Winners, big doll classification in-1 first and small doll second, are: Most beautiful. Susie Smith, Sue Taylor; cutest. Lynn Smith, Susan Gepnert: prettiest, Mary Ann Sharer. Vol- Beth Waugh: most unusual. Nancy awarded! Scott.

Sally Gerson: funniest. Lynn unit Smith. Maria Ebert: best. dressed. parade Rickey Rosenbaum.

Kay McCagh: biggest. Elaine Solomon: smallest. Betsy Ebert: most loveable, Margie Smith, Ruth Ann Geppert; exhibitscheduled line the most doils, Beth Waugh and John Susie Smith. canceled: Judges were Doris Platt. Ellie Benin the eman.

Martha Miller and Louise i Mirkin. City Attorney To Aid Police In Court Cases Cumberland's two trial magistrates have recommended that City Solicitor Thomas B. Finan contact all Police Department personnel to talk over the presentation of evidence in state cases. Commissioner John J. Long announced today that the recommendation resulted from a mecting with Magistrates J.

Milton Dick and Donald W. Mason, Finan and self to discuss police reports of dismissed and suspended cascs. Also taken into consideration were methods to improve an officer's presentation of evidence and a possible solution of lessening the off-duly time a patrolman must devote to court cases. Other suggestions offered were: Suggestions Given "Drunk Driving Cases--The desk sergeant, all police officers and all citizens who witness the arrest should be summoned testify. Make a complete report at the scene of the accirient, measure skid marks, diagram the positon of cars simlar to the diagram on the form used by the Maryland State Police and summon witnesses.

"When two or more officers make an arrest, all officers appear in court to testify. "Time In Court-(a) The case should be set for a day when the officer is on duty. Not his weckly day off or vacation perod: (b) Nonresident arrests during the day, arrangements should be made with the magistrate to hold court In a memorandum to Police Chief R. Emmett Flynn, Long stat- ed: Officers Praised "We. in local law enforcement.

are very fortunate and appreciative of the counsel. cooperation time effort afforded us by out trial magistrates and city attorney: and WC, as police personnel, should continually work toward the improvement of the presentation of our court cases. "The efficient. intellgent and courteous manner of our individual police in court is very noticeable to all concerned, important for success and a tribute to the individual and department. The judges were high in their praise of the manner in which the police control and conduct the city court sessions." Motorist Surrenders License For 60 Days A Cumberland motorist voluntarily surrendered his driver's license today in Trial Magistrates Court.

for exceeding 25 miles an hour within the city limits. Magistrate J. Milton Dick imposed a suspended fine of $1.75 after the defendant said he would refrain from driving his car for 60 days. I Costume Parade Tonight A costume parade will be heid today at. 7:30 p.

m. at the Johnson Heights playground. it was announced this morning by Sue Cunningham and Lois Wen line, playground leaders. Movies will be shown 8 p. m.

The playzround's Sewing will sponsor a snowball stand. Following a two-car crash about 7:30 p. m. on Martin's Mountain, seven miles east of here, Donald Mooretweet, 26, Washington, and Roy Roby, 25, Silver Spring, were admitted to Sacred Heart Hospital. Mooretweet sustained a possible crushed chest, brush burns and rib injuries.

Roby received a broken nose and fractured right ankle. State Police reported the two men were riding together when Mocretweet's machine hit a car operated by Joseph Walter Barnhart, 58, of 235 New Hampshire Avenue. Barnhart and his wife, Elva, also 58, and a son, James E. Barnhart, 24, were treated at Memorial Hospital for minor injuries. Trooper Robert Wolford said the collision occurred on 3 curve Barnhart traveled toward Cumberland.

Charges were withheld pendinling the outcome of injurles to the two men. Obituary BEALL- 17, Lonaconing. BURTON-Charles W. 83, Frostburg. HILEMAN-Mrs.

Emma 64, Grantsville. HINZE-Harman 89, of 118 Hanover Street. HOWSARE -Mrs, Annie 73. Artemas. NESTOR-Lemuel, 87, Rowicsburg.

RYAN-Richard 78, Kcyser. SWICK-Asa 73, Petersburg. Herman F. Hinze Herman F. Hinze died yesterday at his hoine, 118 Hanover Street, on his eighty-ninth birthday.

He had been in ill health five years. A native of Wandlitz, Germany, he has resided here 69 years and was a cabinet maker. Mr. Hinze was a member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.

Eleanor Woodcock, at home, and Mrs. Arbutus Lohr, city; four sons. Albert W. and John R. Hinze, both at home, and Robert L.

and H. Frank Hinze, both of this city; seven grand-children and three great grandchildren. The body is at the Kight Funeral Home where services will be conducted tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Raymond A.

pastor of Zion Evangelical Reformed Church, will officiate and interment will be in Greenmount Cemetery. Jackson L. Ryan LONACONING- L. Ryan, 17, died this morning at Memorial Hospital. Cumberland, where he had been a patient eight days.

He had been in failing health several months. The son of Charles and Hazel (Shriver) Ryan, he is also survived by a brother. James R. Ryan, at home, and a sister, Mrs. Elmer Martens, Lonaconing.

The body is at the Eichhorn Funeral Home where services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p. m. Rev. Chalmers H. Goshorn, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, will officiate and interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Asa W. Swick PETERSBURG- Asa Washington Swick, 73, died yesterday at his home here. A native of Grant county, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. A.

W. Swick. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Susie Swick: four sons, Alvie and Eldridge Swick. both of Keyser, and Evers and Emmett Swick, both of Petersburg: 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Baptist Church. Rev. Donald Carr, pastor of the Gospel Tabernacle, will officiate and interment will be in Maple Hill cemetery. (Continued on Page 12).